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1 ♦ leaf
♦ leaf /li:f/n. (pl. leaves)1 (bot. e fig.) foglia; (fam.) petalo; (collett.) foglie: green leaves, foglie verdi; a rose-leaf, un petalo di rosa; a frame covered with gold leaf, una cornice coperta di foglia d'oro; una cornice dorata; ( di pianta) to be in leaf, avere le foglie; to come into leaf, mettere le foglie; choice tobacco leaf, foglie scelte di tabacco● (bot.) leaf blade, lamina ( della foglia) □ (bot.) leaf buds, gemme fogliari □ (bot.) leaf curl, bolla □ (bot.) leaf cushion, cuscinetto fogliare □ leaf fall, caduta delle foglie □ leaf green, (bot.) clorofilla; (color) verde prato □ leaf mould, terriccio formato da foglie in decomposizione; pacciame □ leaf sight, alzo a foglia ( di arma da fuoco) □ (bot.) leaf spot, occhio di pavone ( malattia dovuta a un fungo) □ (mecc.) leaf spring, molla a balestra □ leaf-stalk, picciolo □ leaf table, tavolo con prolunga □ leaf tea, tè in foglie; tè vero (spec. se usato nei distributori automatici: non un estratto di tè) □ (fig.) to take a leaf out of sb. 's book, seguire l'esempio di q.; imitare q. □ to turn over (o to flip through) the leaves of a book, sfogliare un libro □ (fig.) to turn over a new leaf, voltar pagina; cambiare vita.(to) leaf /li:f/A v. i.B v. t.
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